Description:
SA HealthJob reference: 898654
Location: 5168 - NOARLUNGA CENTRE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Psychosis – Community Mental Health Services
- Salary $104,180.00 - $111,746.00 (Pro Rata) AHP3 | Full Time – Contract Until November 2025
Join our team as a Senior Social Worker and help support our commitment to quality patient care.
The Senior Social Worker undertakes clinical care coordination as a part of the multi-disciplinary team within the Specialist Community Mental Health Service. As the Senior Social Worker you will use your clinical knowledge and experience to contribute to the coordination of consumer care delivery within the team.
You will be responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical activities, including mental health and psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, treatment and care planning, therapeutic interventions, advocacy and liaison with other community service providers.
About the role:
As the Senior Social Worker duties for the role will include:
- Providing social work specific assessments and therapeutic interventions including individual counselling, family interventions, crisis intervention, brief therapy and focused psychological strategies
- Undertaking high quality assessments (including bio-psychosocial assessment, mental state examination and risk assessment) and planning recovery focussed services for consumers referred to the service
- Working collaboratively with other senior clinicians and the Principal Social Worker to address profession-specific issues and identified professional development needs
- Providing professional supervision to AHP1 and AHP2 Social Workers, and other nominated clinicians and students in the Team / area
- Monitoring and evaluating intervention outcomes
About you:
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Advanced skills in undertaking a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment including risk assessments of consumers presenting with high or complex needs
- Demonstrated competence in all the competency standards for social workers working in mental health
- Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Leanne Rootsey , Team Manager , (08) 8384 9599 , Leanne.Rootsey@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 7th April 2025
Attachments:
- M56728 AHP3 Senior Social Worker - Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 898654
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.